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You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
